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Baptism at Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 02 09 1958
Description: The Reverend Erwin G. Tieman baptizes infants as part of a Lutheran crusade for Christ evangelism.
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Bethel Lutheran Church

Date: 05 27 1945
Description: Bethel Lutheran Church, located at 318 Wisconsin Avenue. Confirmation class standing in the chancel area congregation, with the choir and ministers visible...
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Girls Pray

Date: 1950
Description: Two little girls kneel before an altar that is holding statues and a creche.
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Reading the Scriptures

Date: 1954
Description: Rabbi Max Lipschitz, and a group of Bar Mitzvah students wearing prayer shawls and yarmulkes, (Jewish skullcaps) gather around the torah on the altar to re...
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Boy Scout Receiving the Ad Altare Dei Medal

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: A boy scout receiving the Ad Altare Dei medal, the Catholic Church's award to boy scouts, from Bishop William P. O'Connor. Another boy scout and three othe...
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Hand Baptismal Font

Date: 04 04 1971
Description: A bronze-plated baptismal font in the shape of a hand which was made by Winnebago Indian sculptor Harry Whitehorse. This was found in St. Matthew's Luthera...
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Christmas Advent Wreath

Date: 11 21 1955
Description: Mrs. Fred Chamberlin, 3475 West Belt Line, demonstrating the preparation and use of a Christmas Advent wreath at the Catholic Information Center, 435 State...
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Tschirren Family at Mealtime Prayer

Date: 1958
Description: Members of the Tschirren family of Niedermuhlern, Switzerland, praying before mealtime.
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Bishop O'Connor Inauguration

Date: 03 12 1946
Description: Most Rev. William P. O'Connor on his throne in St. Raphael's Cathedral during the ceremony that inaugurated him as the first bishop of Madison. L to R are:...
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Bishop O'Connor Inauguration

Date: 03 12 1946
Description: Elevated view of the altar and congregation in St. Raphael's Cathedral during the inauguration of Most Rev. William P. O'Connor as the first bishop of Madi...
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Norbertine Novitiate Chapel

Date: 10 08 1947
Description: Norbertine Novitiate Chapel, showing Jerome Tremel and Angelo Frascino kneeling in prayer, with John Patrick Shaughnessy lighting the candles at the altar....
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Girl with Certificate

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of young girl with a scroll on a table, probably a graduation diploma. She is wearing all white and has a fa...
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Carl Virnig on His Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of Carl Virnig on the occasion of his First Communion. He is dressed in a jacket and knickerbockers (knickers) a...
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Boy on His Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of a boy on the occasion of his First Communion. He is dressed in jacket and knickerbockers (knickers) and holds...
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Unidentified Boy on His Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of an unidentified boy on the occasion of his First Communion. He is dressed in jacket and knickerbockers (knick...
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Joe Dahmen on His Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of Joe Dahman on the occasion of his First Communion. He is dressed in church robes and holds a catechism and ro...
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Girls on Their Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard ofa studio portrait of two girls on the occasion of their First Communion. They both wear white dresses and decorative headpieces wit...
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Girls on Their Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of two girls on the occasion of their First Communion. They both wear white dresses and decorative headpieces wi...
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Girl on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a studio portrait of a girl on the occasion of her First Communion. She is dressed in a white dress and flowered tiara and holds a...
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Rose Worringer on Her Communion

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Description: Photographic postcard of a seated studio portrait of Rose Worringer on the occasion of her First Communion. She has a decorative bouquet of flowers pinned ...

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